G.O.P. Forces New House Vote on Package of Health Bill Changes  —  WASHINGTON — With the Senate working through an all-night session on a package of changes to the Democrats' sweeping health care legislation, Republicans early Thursday morning identified parliamentary problems with at least …

What Was That Line About the Tree of Liberty and the Blood of Tyrants?  —  Today's big news story, along with the epic debate on health care taking place in the Senate, is the Democrats' claim that some of their Congressmen have been threatened with violence after voting for the government's takeover of health care.

Poll: Most Want GOP to Keep Fighting on Health Bill  —  CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.  —  A CBS News poll released Wednesday finds that nearly two in three Americans want Republicans in Congress …

Krauthammer's Take — By: NRO Staff  —  On Vice President Biden's profane utterance at the signing ceremony for Obamacare ["This is a big f**n deal"]: … On Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week: … On how Israel was treated by President Obama during the Netanyahu visit:

Pentagon prepares to relax enforcement of 'don't ask, don't tell'  —  The Pentagon is scheduled to announce Thursday that it will relax enforcement of the “don't ask, don't tell” rules that prevent gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military, a decision that officials described …

Vatican Declined to Defrock U.S. Priest Who Abused Boys  —  Top Vatican officials — including the future Pope Benedict XVI — did not defrock a priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys, even though several American bishops repeatedly warned them that failure to act on the matter …

Wyden: Health Care Lawsuits Moot, States Can Opt Out Of Mandate  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has a message for all the attorneys general and Republican lawmakers who are threatening lawsuits and claiming that an individual mandate for insurance coverage is unconstitutional …

GOP Lawmaker Darrell Issa Poised to Call for Special Prosecutor to Investigate White House  —  Rep. Darrell Issa, the top Republican on the House Oversight committee, told CBS News Wednesday that he will call for a special prosecutor to investigate the White House if it does not address …

Social Security Payout to Exceed Revenue This Year  —  The bursting of the real estate bubble and the ensuing recession have hurt jobs, home prices and now Social Security.  —  This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold …

Bienvenue au Canada — By: Mark Steyn  —  A couple of days ago, I mentioned François Houle, the leftist apparatchik and provost of the University of Ottawa who threatened Ann Coulter with criminal prosecution before she'd even set foot on Canadian soil.  —  M. Houle warned Miss Coulter not to “promote hatred.”

What do you do in the wake of a crushing political defeat?  —  If you're Jeff Goldstein, you declare yourself to be way cooler than everyone else; if you're Darleen Click, you draw a cartoon in which the President rapes a woman, then tells her that he and friends will be back to rape her again later.

Resisting ObamaCare, Gandhi Style  —  Americans will lose control over basic decisions if this law stands.  —  President Barack Obama came into office promising hope and change.  But he might get more change than he hoped for.  By foisting ObamaCare on a deeply unwilling country he might …

Actor Robert Culp dies after falling at his Hollywood home  —  Actor Robert Culp, best known for his role as an international tennis star and globe-trotting secret agent in the hit 1960s television series “I Spy,” died Wednesday morning after a fall at his Hollywood home, authorities said.

What Republicans Should Do Now  —  Repeal and reform will be a winning issue this fall.  —  Democrats are celebrating victory.  The public outcry against what they've done doesn't seem to bother them.  They take it as validation that they are succeeding at transforming America.

How Dems can win with health care  —  President Barack Obama and the Democrats have won the battle for health care reform.  Thanks to their leadership and perseverance, 32 million uninsured Americans emerged as victors from last weekend's ugly war of words on Capitol Hill.

Joe Biden update: Obama found VP's effing gaffe hilarious highlight of historic day  —  Quick update tonight on Joe Effing Big Deal Biden's effing gaffe at Tuesday's historic healthcare bill signing.  —  According to the Vice President of the United States, getting caught saying the F-bomb …